As Sheh spoke, Shi Jinzhe's gaze fell on the emerald green jade bracelet on Yao Shu's wrist.
The energy emitted by the bracelet was very gentle. He tested it with an array and there was no attack response, so it was unlikely to clash with Ming Pei.
"This book doesn't contain any useful information. Let's look for other books we can read," Fu Guan said, leading the group in a search.
More than an hour later, the nine people had caught nothing.
Jiang Xiaowan suggested, "Why don't we go and ask the people here for information?"
Ye Zhan tossed aside the book in her hand: "I think my sister's suggestion is feasible. Books are static, and how they are written is up to people. It's more helpful to listen to other people's opinions."
After discussing it, the group left the academy and found a noodle shop to wait.
Fearing food safety issues, the nine people symbolically ordered one bowl of noodles, each picking out a single noodle and placing it in their bowl. Even a beggar would feel sorry for them.
Shi Jin sat on the outside, observing the two tables of customers eating noodles in the shop. The noodle soup was clear and watery, with no visible oil, but the customers were eating with great relish. After finishing their meal, the person paying took out a worn-out banknote and gave it to the owner.
The face value was very low, and the portrait printed in the center reminded him of the legal tender issued in 1935 in his original world, which made him doubt the time here again.
Fu Guan and Jiang Xiaowan, who were standing to the side, used their social skills to each give the boss a compliment, leaving him completely bewildered and extracting a lot of gossip.
The shopkeeper held the prop jade ring given to him by Fu Guanzai, admiring it greatly. "The Yu family, the Yu family are great philanthropists in our area. The academy in the east was funded by them. However, they have declined in recent years and their lineage has ended."
Fu Guanzai: "Please explain in detail how you would like to explain."
"Sigh, the descendants are no good. His ancestors were really good, but no family's wealth can remain unchanged for a hundred years. They've been living off their past achievements all these years."
The boss clicked his tongue in exasperation, "You know how awful his great-grandfather was? Addicted to opium, he almost squandered the family fortune of a century. He smoked the big ones, the small ones smoked the small ones, and when they ran out of money, do you know what they did?"
The boss covered his mouth with his hand, looking around suspiciously, "We opened up their great-aunt's grave and sold all the burial items."
"Grandma?"
"Oh right, oh dear, I forgot you're from out of town and didn't know." The boss slapped his forehead. "Grandma Yu, that's what we call her. Actually, she's the younger sister of the eldest Master Yu, an ancestor of the Yu family. Her name is Yu Qiongzhi."
Jiang Xiaowan asked, "Is this Master Yu Yu Shuang?"
Boss: "Yes, you guys know?"
Jiang Xiaowan: "I've heard a little bit about it; they say he's toned it down..."
"Shh," the boss whispered, "I'll tell you quietly, there's another story here. It was Yu Qiongzhi who collected the remains. At the time, the Yu family patriarch was seriously ill, and the eldest master wasn't on the mountainside. Apart from them, the other elders of the Yu family were afraid of getting into trouble, so no one went to collect the remains. In the end, it was the eldest master's younger sister who went to collect them. To avoid being discovered, she went secretly in the middle of the night."
"You mean... it was Yu Qiongzhi who went to collect Ming Pei's remains in the middle of the night?"
Jiang Xiaowan was incredibly impressed. For a young lady from a respectable family to do something like this in the middle of the night, especially since Ming Pei wasn't just any ordinary dead person—he had been beheaded—she was incredibly bold.
But then she thought, Ming Pei was protecting someone accused of deceiving the emperor. This saved not only Yu Shuang, but two families. As long as Yu Qiongzhi had a grateful heart, she would be willing to do this to repay the favor.
"Yes, otherwise why would General Ming have saved her when she got into trouble? It's because she personally collected the remains, which is why she was able to communicate with General Ming. That's why everyone calls her 'Grandma.' If you need anything important from General Ming, just ask her."
Yao Shu sighed, "Then she must have a very important status."
"Heavy? Of course she's heavy! She lived to be a hundred years old and ensured the Yu family's wealth and prosperity for a hundred years. The amount of gold and silver ingots the Yu family gave her at her burial was enormous... It's enough to make anyone green with envy."
“She’s really amazing.” Jiang Xiaowan then asked the shopkeeper, “Could you tell us where she is buried? We’d like to pay our respects.”
"I don't know. Only the head of the Yu family in each generation knows where she was buried."
"She...isn't she married?"
After listening for a while, Fu Guan realized that the conversation was all about the Yu family. This might be normal now, but it wouldn't have been normal hundreds of years ago.
The boss pursed his lips and shook his head, his face trembling. "No, I've never married."
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